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Court orders KEDCO, NERC to halt Band A tariff hike

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A federal high court sitting in Kano has restrained the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from implementing an increment in electricity tariff for Band A customers in the state.

Daily News 24 reports that the court, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, granted the interim order on following a hearing on Friday.

Justice Liman ordered the Kano Electricity Distribution Plc (KEDCO) to halt the implementation of tariff increased from N76.54/Kwh to N225/Kwh.

The order also directed NERC and KEDCO to stop taking any step, pending hearing and determination of a motion on notice filed by the applicants.

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NERC and KEDCO were also restrained from intimidating or threatening to disconnect the applicants from electricity supply for non-acceptance of the April 2024 supplementary order pending hearing in the substantive suit.

The court granted the order after hearing counsel for the applicants, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmud and Yahaya Isa Abdulkareem, moved the motion experte supported by an affidavit sworn to by one Engineer Aliyu Jibrin Abdullahi.

The applicants in the matter are Supper Sack Limited, BBY Sack Limited, Mama Sannu Industries Limited, Dala Food Nigeria Limited, Tofa Textile and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Co limited by guarantee.

The court ordered that the interim injunction be published in national dailies and adjourned the case to May 16 for hearing on the motion on notice.

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